Unappealing athlete tattoos

Unappealing athlete tattoos

Earlier this week, Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat added yet another tattoo to the collection he has on his back. The latest tattoo features an unknown female character holding a skull. This adds to the music notes, Coliseum building, dead tree and bald eagle that he already has on his back. (lostinthewillderness.com)

Former wrestler-turned UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar turned some heads when he appeared with a rounded sword tattooed right in the middle of his chest. Though the exact significance of the tattoo is uncertain, that didn’t stop many from cracking about its phallic shape by calling him 'Cock Chestnar'. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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You won’t see Darren McCarty with any cartoon characters or barbed wires across his arm. The former Detroit Red Wings’ forward rocks a full sleeve and another tattoo of a guitar on his left arm, but he explained to Inked magazine ‘There has to be some meaning to it. I can't just get a Tasmanian Devil.’ McCarty explained to the magazine in 2009 that his left arm was considered his ‘tribute arm’ to those who have passed away. And his right arm was his ‘legacy arm.’ (MIKE DREW/QMI Agency)

Earlier this month, Executive Vice President of the New York Jets, tweeted that head coach had gotten a tattoo on his leg. Ryan later explained on the Jets’ official website that the tattoo means ‘believe in yourself.’

Former Toronto Maple Leaf, Wade Belak has an interesting looking guardian angel on his right arm. Belak explained to Sun Media in 2007 that the tattoo of the guardian angel represented his wife and also has the names of his two daughters on it. Belak then decided that he needed a second tattoo on his other arm, which was not an angel because as he explained ‘(matching tattoos) would look funny’. Instead he had the word ‘mayhem’ written in gothic face writing. (MICHAEL PEAKE/QMI Agency)

Earlier this week, San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns tweeted a photo of his latest tattoo of Harry Potter fighting a dragon saying "Hogwarts looks fun". Burns later admitted that he has always loved the Harry Potter books and told the Mercury News that he is a big Harry Potter fan. (Twitter via @Burnzie88)